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A DOMESTIC DRAMA, IN TWO ACTS O' T o tf-RTCH ts added — A DESCRIPTION OF THE COSTUMES— CAST OF THE CHARACTE RS ^-ENTRANCES AND EXITS— RELATIVE POSITIONS OF TI1E PERFORMERS ON THE STAGE, AND THU WHOLE OF THE bTAGE BUSINESS, rr vt'p, ottto - MVfES’ PUBLISHING CO CAST OF CHARACTERS. Aunt Jerusha Peabody. n r nieces. Eleanor, } > Hattie, \ n Miriam, a friend oj the sisters. Ladies and Gentlemen. COSTUMES. Aunt Peabody. — Tight fitting short dress of black silk, cut very high in the waist, tight fitting sleeves to the wrist, with mutton leg shoulders ; no crinoline, etc., black satin shoes, with sandals; coal-scuttle straw bonnet, with large bows and ribbons; fril ed cap underneath; side curls to wig; green spectacles; shawl of an old-fashioned pattern ; large fan hanging at her side; she carries over her arm a reticule with long strings. Hattie and Eleanor. — Fashionable long-skirted dresses of gay colors. Miriam. — The same, slate color. x- PROPERTIES. ACT I. — Two tables, with damask covers, placed r. c . and l. c Six handsome chairs. An easy chair r. c, An open letter. Sew- ing tor Miriam, Lafiies ^ress piece on l. table to unfold on the Plage. ACT IT. — Same furniture as Act 1st. Apples, oranges, cakes, nuts, etc., on plates. Wine and wine glasses on trays. Flowers on tables. Candleabras, with candles lighted, on tabies. STAGE DIRECTIONS. r.. means Right; L., Left; r. h., Right Hand; l. n.. Left Hand; c., Center; s. e., [2d e.,] Second Entrance ;u. e.. Upper Entrance ; m. d., Middle Door; f., the Flat; d. f., Door in Flat; r. c., Right of Center; l. c., Left of Center. R. R. C. C. L. c. L. *#* The reader is supposed to be upon the stage facing the audience Our Country Aunt; — or, — Aunt Jerusha’s Visit. ACT I. SCENE . — C. D. chamber , backed by an interior — tables, with damask covers, r. c. and l. c. — six handsome chairs — east/ chair R. C. — Eleanor and Hattie discovered seated r. c. and l. c. Hattie, (l. c. with an open letter in her hand) Oh, dear ! it’s too provoking. Eleanor, (it. c.) What does the letter say? Hattie. It says that Aunt Peabody is coming here to spend ^Christmas; that she will arrive, providence permitting, on the twenty-second. Eleanor. Why, that’s to-day ! jd . Hattie. So it is. Now isn’t it provoking. I feel so put out < about it, do you know ! All the invitations are out fur our party * to-morrow night. Bother Aunt Peabody ! Enter , Miriam, r. e. ; sewing . Miriam. Who’s that, Hattie? Aunt Peabody! Who is Aunt ; Pea bod y ? (sits, r. Eleanor . You’ve heard of country cousins, haven’t yon ? Well, ^she is a country aunt, (looks at Hattie, t >ey both laugh) I have d not seen her since I was a little girl, but I remember her queer caps, her old-tashioned dress, and her odd manners. I shall be so — mortified to have to introduce her to our friends. Even if they >ro well-bred en ugh to hide their amusemeut, I know they will be laughing in their sleeves all the time. Hattie . That they will. I’ve a mind not to let her know that we are going to have a party. People go to bed in the country, by eight or nine o’clock, and our company will not begin to ar- rive before then ; so if we can contri . e to get her up to her bed- d 100m, and perhaps in bed and asleep, she’ll know nothing ab-ut ; it. V), OF ILL UB. OUB COUBTBY A UNT. Eleanor. Aye! If we could only manage that. But the music will awaken her, as she is accustomed to so little distiii bance ; and if she should suspect what is going on, she would be mortally o - fended. ( tosses her hmd, sneer) These ignorant people are al- ways so sensitive, ai ’t they, Hattie? Hattie. Yes, indeed ! Ele mor. I don’t really wD h to offend Aunt Peabody. Papa thinks a great deal of her; and he’d take us to task if he suspected us of showing her any disrespect. Miriam, (r.) 1 presume f «dnll fancy her, as much as you dislike her. I always di i love old Indies — that is t*o:vl <>| t j lad ^ — and the quainter, queerer, and more old-fashioned they are, the better I like them. Hattie . La! what a taste. (rises , comes down, l. Eleanor, (rises, comes down L. c.) I guess we’il leave to you, then, the ta-k of entertain in her. We’ve enough r<» do, at present, with our n rty and our Christmas frolics, and e\< r/fh nc 1 , without sitting down, half the time, to talk to an old-iashioncd aunt from the country ! ( tosses her head Hattie. Yes, indeed ! But then you needn’t think she is going to sit down and hequief, If she only would, it wouldn’t be half so i>ad. She’ll expect to go out shopping with us; and th it we will take her to see all the sights. Country folks do not come to tov\n to sit in the chimney corner. Humph! no, indeed! they expect to lead them by one hand, with a cord of gingorhrea i in the other, all over the city. Dear, dear! I see myself now, sran I- ing in front o! some toy shop, with old Aunt Peabody holding oil to my skirr, and eating an orange out of her hand, her he. id a-bob- bing in its big b >nnet, and her feet showing below her short skirts, speaking at the top of her voice— (imitates voice , manner and act <>n of an old woman ) “For the L ind’s sake, H r iet Ann, dew hold on a minute, ’till I look at the e beautiful pigs! they squeai just as nat’ral as life. Did von ever! dew tell !” (Hattie and Edeanor laugh — some one knocks at c. d. Eleanor. There! I shouldn’t wonder if that was the old thing now. Anybody else would have been announced, but she doesn’t understand fa hion and modern manners. Miriam. Hush ! are you not afraid she will hear you ? (Miriam retires r.— Hattie opens c. D. ' Enter , Aunt Beabody, c. d. Aunt P. (c.) My dear nieces, how do you do? Pm miyh'y glad to see you. [shakes hands with Eleanor and Hattie) Le’me see. which is E’eanor? Eleanor was the oldest. Come here, chil \ and let me kiss you/ (kisses her) And Harriet, too! kisses her ) what a fine, tall girl you’ve grown. Dear me, it pleases me to see you both looking so pretty and lady-like. Where’s your father, girls? 1 haven't seen Jonathan for five long years, and I can’t wait for ceremony. Eleanor. Papa did not expect you, or he would certainly have been at home. (Miriam corned down, R.) We did not get your letter until about n hour ago, and papa had already gone to his business. He will return s< on, to dinner. Aunt Peabody, this is Miriam Brown, a school-friend t be so careful what we say before her. (Eleanor and Hattie laugh aside Hattie. No, indeed, we needn’t. We can h ive ot* of fun; say anything we please, and when she risks us what it. is tell her som - thing entirely different, (aloud to Aunt Peabody) Aunt, I’m very sorry von c me betoie Christmas. Why didn’t you wait until after our party ? Aunt P. Hey! (stretches forth her neck after the manner of a deaf person) Speak louder, (crosses ty Hati ie, l. Hattie. ( louder ) I said I was so glad you had co- e to keep Christmas with us, the fir^t time in so many rears. Miriam, (aside) Oli, •shocking! Wha dupl city !• Aunt P . (c. ) You’re a dear, good child, I know, Harriet, the very pictuP of your father. 1 wish Jonathan would com ~. He hasn’t grown as pert and proud, with his riches, as sun * Co ks d«>, I know: else his heart is mighty changed from what it was when he was a boy. Eleanor, (r. O.) He talks about you almost every day of his life. He thinks you are the greatest sister that ever vv bless you. You used to make turn-over pies for him when he was a boy. Aunt P. (chuckling with delight) So I did— so T did. I was twelve years older than Jonathan. When l was grown up large enough to hear a hand in the cooking, T never forgot to k ep the nicest doughnut and the biggest turn-over for Jonathan, (chuckles again) He was a good boy. Hattie. Well, Aunty, make yourself as comfortable as you can until papa comes home. We’re pretty busy just now, getting ready for Christmas. Our dress i s a>e not done yet. Aunt P. (loud) Jonathan not come yet ? No, you didn’t ex- pect him. ( goes lo easy chair , r, c. Hattie, (aside, l. c. to Eleanor, c.) Good gracious! 1 should think she was in need* of another dress. That one must be at least a hundred years old. Eleanor, (aside to Hattie, c.) Oh, no, sis ! it is not more th iu a hundred and fifty, I adtn.r.e her cap, don’t, you ? Think wn^t S OUR COURTRY AUNT. a sensation those broadcrimped i\ files would make in our parlors to-morrow night ! Miriam . ( sitting with her sewing, r., rather loud) Did you have a cold ride, ma’am ? Aunt P, Hey, child? Miriam . Did-you-have-a-cold-ride? {very marked and loud Aunt P, Oh, yes, dreflul cold. My feet most froze, alter the h< at got out ol the brick that 1 had wrapped in flannel to put at ’em. Eleanor . ( aside to Hattie) P m glad Miriam is amiable enough to make herself agreeable. I confess I’m not. I’ve a perfect hor- ror of everything unfashionable. {aloud) Here, Hattie, measure off this skirt for me. 1 shall be much obleeged to you. {takes length up from l. table Hattie . Dew tell ? Measures the skirt , smothering her laughter behind her siste * as she does so. Aunt P, Look-a-here girls, you’re getting them breadths to^ long. You can’t begin to move round in that thin stuff, if it drags on the ground a toot behind yon. Hattie . {aside) I suppose she’d like us to make our dresses after hers. If w^e were giving a fancy dress party, it might be a good idea, {aloud to Aukt Peabody) It’s the fashion, Aunt; 1 should look ridiculous if rny dress didn’t trail like other peoples. Aunt P. It looks ridiculous when it docs trail. It’s an untidy, extravagant, inconvenient fashion, 1 think. Eleanor. ( winking at the others) Well, if you think so, Aunt Peabody, the world has only got to hear you express your opinion, in order to change the tashion immediately. Aunt P, ( to Miriam) La! I had no idee I w^as so influential, though 1 do lead the female prayer-meeting at home. If 1 thought mv opinion would do any good, I’d express it pretty plainly. Now, it’s my opinion, that young girls, who think themselves ■ adies, and well brought up by a Christian father, ought to be in ■ome better business than making fun of an old lady, because the cut of her dress isn’t as modern as theirs. {exit, with Miriam, r e. Eleanor . Can she have overheard us? Hattie . I’m sure I cant’ tell. I hope not. But of one thing I’m ore and more convinced — it’ll never do to have her at our party, sue would keep us blushing tor her a:l the evening, and that would never d . Eleanor. Never 1 never ! never! {exeunt, l. e. CURTAIN. ACT II. SCENE . — 0 am e as Act 1st — the party — stage full of Ladies and Gentlv on standing, sitting, talking, walking about, etc. , tore- pre.' v a toy company — Eleanor and Hattie near the front, where iJtcy have been receiving their guests — some of the guests OUB CC UNTB Y A VNT. ? hand round apples, oranges, cake, etc. — wine in glasses on a trail* Ehanor. { comes down r. c., laughing) We have managed nicely. ! don’t think she had a sus, ieion. Hahie. (l. c., laughing) Ot course he had not. She went to ] < r o m by eight o’clock. I suppose she’s in the arms of Mor- p e - by this time. Our guests have nearly all arrived; so we need not stand here any longer. Aitnt Peabody appears c. d.— she coughs — she is without her bon- net and shawl . Eleanor . ( looking around, c.) Who’s that? (sees Aunt Peabody, slightly screams Hattie. There she is, in all her glory, as sure as I live 1 Aunt P. How de do — how de do ! (courtesying deeply in the door Eleanor. ( aside to Hattie) I feel as if I should faint away. Hattie, (aside to Eleanor) I’ll drop down. Aunt P. (in a loud voice, marching down c. towards the sisters . and looking about at her ease upon the company ) La„ girts! you never told me you were going to have such a be lutiful party to- night. I didn’t know anyt ling about it, till 1 heard so many people coining in, and thought I’d just look out of my ch mibe> door, and see what was up. . It’s a dreflul pity you di In’i let me know in time, or I’d been a little more particular about my clothes. 1 didn’t have time to put on my best dress — the bombazine, you 1 now, with the mutton-leg sleeves, and my cap ain’t fit to be s en. 1 don’t set any store by this one. I’ve got one with a 1 order nigh a quarter of a yard wide, but the ruffles ain’t crimped, and I couldn’t do it by candlelight. My ! my 1 what lo:s of fn ks and flowers, and pretty things. ( goes up a little, examining and fussing aho> t Eleanor . ( aside to Hattie) We’re in for it, Hattie, and raus: make the best of it. I wish papa would come to our rescue. Aunt P. {comes down again, c.) Come, Harriet Ann, I want \ on to give me your arm, and introduce me to everv one of these pretty folks. I’m just as fond of companv as ever I was, am! L want to get acquainted with every man and woman in the room. Say, wnat’s the reason you didn’t tell me you was g >ing to have a party? I could have fixed up right smart. Now, then, let’s begin nt this row. IT AT i IE reluctantly introduces her to several of her guests as Miss Peabody, with whom she shakes hands very hard, saying, “How de do? How de do 9” All the guests giggle aside duriug the introduction, concealing their fun from Aunt Pkabody. Aunt P. (aside to Hattie) Why don’t you tell ’em I’m your Aunt Peabody, of Peabodysville, instead of tucking the “Miss” ou to my name? Lady laughing, runs across from l. to r., followed by a gentleman in front of Aunt Peabody, hoi ting up the long skirt of he i dress, the gentleman who is follow .ny her. stops l. then retires • OUR COUETRY AUNT. Aunt P. Lai ma’am, (darts forward to a lady with a very long dress on) you're losing vour dress. Lady, (looking behind her) What did you say, ma’am? Aunt P. i said you was dropping your gown. off. Just see how it drags on the floor. ( guests laugh — lady retires R. — to another lady L., peering into her face sharply with her spectacles)' Excuse me, ma’am, but your lace is all flour, i suppose you was making biscuit for tea before you came away, and got some on your face. Shall I rub it ott with my handkerchief? Makes a motion to rub powder o^'ladfs face with her large silk hand- kerchief — ladu retreats r . holding up her hands . Eleanor . ( aside to Hattie) 1 leel like crying. Mrs. Jones will be mortally offended, and she’s one of the most fashionable persons in our set. Aunt P. Hey! what’s that you said about. sitting. I’d like to sit down very well, after I’ve moved about a sped and seen the folks. Enter , one or two more persons , c. E. Well said I if there isn’t more jist coming in, and it must be nigh on to late bedtime now. Do city people alw ays give their parties m the middle of the night? And if they do, what for? Are thev ashamed ot 'em by daylight? At home, now, our sewing society is always over by eight o’clock. We have supper at half-past 'o r, and are snug in bed by nine. I can’t help leedng b d to think that this is the only city par ty I’ve ever been to, and I haven’t got on my best cap. There’s cotton stuffed in the bow*.' tew, to hold ’em out ; but the border ain’t crimped — the border ain’t crimped. It the girls had told me what was going on, I could have done it this afternoon, j >st as well as not. But they were mighty quiet ittx ut it. Suppose they were afraid city hours might injure their old aunt’s health — hey, girls? {chuckling — nudging girls and laughing Hattie. Here’s a seat. Aunty. Won’t you sit down here and look on, until papa comes in. He’s in the bonservatory just now. Aunt P. No — no! I’m obleeged to j^oii. Pd a s leave stand as not, for a spell. Who’s that tall fellow over there, with that thing stuck in his eye? Speaking very loud , and pointing -with her Jingo tj young gentleman with ey-t-yias* at back of stage. Hattie . Ob ! Aunty, he’i near-sighted, and he’s compelled to make use of an e e-glass. Please don’t speak quite so loud. Aunt P. Short-sighted, is he ? Poor young man ! but we’re all short-sigh ed beings in this world, more or less, (ixeav.es a loud sigh) As 1 told Peter — Peter’s nay husband — when I’m to home — Miriam, (down l.) Dear Mrs. Pea ody, won’t you come out with me, into the conservatory, and look at the flowers? Aunt P. Ye>, child, to be sure l will. I’m mighty fond of posies; audit seems so curious to behaving ’em in the winter. But I want to look around a little first. This is my first part , you know— ‘lie! he! he! and although I’m rather old in maxing > y deboo, as Harriet Ann calls it, 1 enjoy it lull as well as if X vv a n c OUR COUNTRY AUNT. * more’n fifteen or eighteen year old. I’m more and more surprised to think the girls didn’t let me know about it. This cap doesn’t look fit to be seen. Eleanor • (aside) I wish to gracious, then, she’d go up-stairs after another. She’ll drive me distracted. Hattie. If vou’d rather have your o her cap. hadn’t you better go up and get it then, Auntie? I’ll go with you. Aunt P. Thank’ee Harriet Ann, I don't know but what I will ! if I can get to the oor without breaking mv neck, (goes up stone, stops c., comes back, speaks) The fact is, lad es and g ntlemen, (changing her manner and speaking with dimity) 1 should not have spoiled the party of my neices and given them so much mortiti a- tion, if i hadn’t thought t ey nee e i a lesson. When l arrive 1 yesterday, because I was an old fahioned woman, they received me in such a manner that I was sorry I hal come at all to vi-it them. As they thought me a le-e-tle deaf, I had the privilege of overhearing their private opinion with regard to mj^self. They decided i would be a disgrace to their fashionable com pa y. Now I know I am an old woman, and have lived in an out of the way place. But in my girlhood, the heart and the mind had something to do in making the lady, as well as the dress and manne s. I per- ceive in this company many who excel in the latter, who would > et do well to cultivate the ormer. 1 except here, among otners, this sweet young lady — (turning to Miriam, l.) whom I a rea iy 1 ve like a daughter. (curtsies formally and low) I bid you all good evening. ( reaches the door , c., and turning around , drops an- other curtesy) Good evening, all. I’m going to bed. The nexr time my nieces give a party, I’ll trv to have my cap- border ''s sister. Minerva Jobson, . Dora's maid. SYNOPSIS OF EVENTS. Alfred Sniffles, Algernon Smythe and Larry McKeegan, bachelors, take a vow of celebracy, to protect themselves against the ladies, who seem anxious to provide themselves with husbands — Sniffles imagines every lady has designs upon him — Smythe is very suscep- table to female charms, but not anxious to marry — Larry’s sweet- heart left him for a handsome man, consequently he feels he has no use for the deceitful creatures — The play shows how and why the vows were broken — The ladies make a mistake when introduced and think Mr. Smyth Mr. Sniffles, which causes many ludicrous blunders — The Major gets locked in the house instead of Smythe, who is not wanted at the boat ride — The three men fall in .ove, and each one has a reason why he took the vow and why it should be broken — The Major. Jack Nelson and Dora Louder, Irene White, with Minerva, the maid, make up the cast and assist in breaking the vows. Price, 15 cents. .A. Crazy Lot. Dick Smith finding himself in debt and no way out, consumes the idea of becoming insane, have his father send him to a private asylum, and have the doctor, who is a friend of his, make his charges high enough so they can divide up, whereby he can pay his debts, unknown to his father. No sooner thought of than it is put into practice. He becomes violently insane and is sent to the asylum re- gardless of expense. The doctor agrees to Dick’s proposal, and with the aids of Ricketts, the crazy coon, and the idiolic dude, Dick re- covers his mind, debts are paid, and the crazy lot are once mor# happy. Price, 15cts. ^stub:^ -OR- The Fool from Boston. A Farce Comedy in 4 acts, by Charles O. W illard, foi 8 male and 3 female characters. Time, 1 hour and 30 minutes. SYNOPSIS OF EVENTS . ACT I. — The outing — Stub — The beast — Arrival of the fool— Helen and her t mughts— The villain appears — Logan Marsh — The dastardly attempt to steal the papers— The fool on deck. ACT IL. — Scent 1st.— Welcome Hotel — The Conspirators — The burn — Stub and the bum come to an un erstandin Scene 2nd .— The scheme progressing — Scene Sd . — Home of Logan Marsh — Tha Squire tries his hand — Ditto Stanley — Arrival of Simon and the bum — “ Then I’ll do it myself” — Change of feeling — Narrowescape of Jack — Stub to the rescue. ACT III. — Scene 1st. — Home of Squire North — Foolish Jake— Count de Kejaux — Suspicions — Suspicion satis'ied — A new plot— The invitation — Scene 2nd. — Foolish Jake — Stub — “H^ wouldn’t have to ask twice” — Jack — “1 take you at your word” — “Prepar- ing to meet the schemers — Scene Sd. — The reception and ball — The guests arrive — The Count de Rejaux — The plot — Departure ot guests — Stub remains — “Help! help!” — Harry and Fred on deck — “Yes there is” — “Says she” — “Who are you?”— “Jack Curtis, the fool from Boston.” ACT 1Y. — Scene 1st.— Home of Stub — The clock and the docu- ments — The old lawyer— The murder — “I will kill him”— Scene 2nd. — Helen— The old lawyer again — “To the village” — Scene Sd . — Home of Squire North — The fugitive — The dark room — The old lawyer takes a hand — “ Yes you will write” — Death of Stanley — The fooHrom Boston— Happy final. Price 25cts . The Girl from the Midway. A farce-comedy in 1 act by Barnard Francis Moore, for 3 male and 2 female characters. This is a roaring farce, has a good Irish character. The girl from the Midway Plaisance is one of the Algeria dancing girls, whom Mr. Bradford fell in love with, and as a married man, got himself into trouble, but was finally helped out by the girls husband. Time, 1 hour. Price 15c. In a Spider’s Web. A Musical Farce Comedy in 4 acts, by Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Kinna- man, for 8 male and 5 female characters. Time of per- formance, 1 hour and 40 minutes. SYNOPSIS OF E VENTS. ACT T. — Lawn at “Drop Inn” — Pet and Kid — “Gee whiz, you don’t like me no how” — Tanner, the proprietor of “Drop Inn” — “Say, Guardy, did youeat any blind robins?” — Fly — Henry is stage struck — William Shakespere, “You know Willie, don’t you?” — Pet and Kid torment Fly — Dem skeeters mighty bad around here” — Fly plays a trick on them and gets even — Tanner and Zoe — “What! my daughter marry a hotel clerk?” — Fritz — “Well l nevah, he takes me for satan— Mrs. Spider— An easy catch— “By George, dead mashed on me, deuced clevah girl” — Pet and Kid paint a monkey face on Tanner’s bald head — Charles proposes for Zoe’s hand, but is rejected by her father— Fritz tries to flirt with Pet— “Porter, erase the country soil from my clothes”— Fly, the tonsorial artist — “What you want, bobtail, four-in-hand or pompadour?” — Fritz and Mrs. Spider — The arrival of guests — Miss Jones, the unprotected female — Tanner and Fly have trouble with her luggage — Michel O’Ratferty McGinnis, M. P., from the 13th ward — Pet and Kid quarrel — “Young lady, I’ll send you to a convent” — “I won’t go, so I won’t” — “De downfall of Africa” — Charles and Zoe plan an elopement and offer Fly $5.00 to help them — “O! Charles, the shock has killed him” — McGinnis hunting a place for a political convention. ACT II. — Office in Hotel — Pet — “1 wish Henry was here, I am so lonesome” — She tells Tanner that she is engaged to Kid — “When will you be fifteen years old” — “As soon as 1 can” — “Ain’t you proud of m e?” — You littld wretch, I’ll twist your neck” — Another guest-^Mrs. Spider discovers that the latest arrival is her husband, Sport Spider — “So this is the way he goes on a hunting trip” — “Fire! Fire!— A put up job by Charles — He and Zoe are married during excitement — Miss Jones faints in McGinnis’ arms — “The longest faint I ever seen” — Dey look like two fairies.” ACT LU. — Picnic ground near lake — Mrs. Spider on the lookout for her husband — Fritznoodle arrives on his wheel — Flirtation con- tinued — Hans, the tramp — “Dunder und blitzen, *dot baloon vas coming back here” — Miss Jones, who had been left at home, arrives, looking for McGinnis — “Ah! he is such a nice man, what a nice couple we would make” — “McGinnis, your a blackguard, if you spoil the delusion” — Miss Jones tries to encourage McGinnis to pro- pose — “Oh! my poor fluttering heart” — Kid comes to the picnic disguised as a Jew — McGinnis proposes — Sport Spider discovers Mrs. Spider and Fritz— Looking for trouble — “You are caught in your own web”— “Forgive me”— You’se a nice lot of people, you is” — Miss Jones jealous — “Oh! that huzzy Daisy Bell”— “Heaven defend us from her anger” — McGinnis and Miss Jones make up — “See that !Dutchman, kick him” — “Brick bats at forty paces” — Downfall of Ireland — Dutohy, there’s a nagger up the tree — Song — Curtain. Price, 15cts. Southern Rose.4^ A Military drama in 5 acts, for 6 mal© and 3 fomal© female characters, by J. S. BROWN. Costumes modern. Time of playing, 1 hour and 30 minutes. a — EEL r- SYNOPSIS OF EVENTS . ACT I.— Warren’s Gambling Parlors, Washington, D. C.— A game of cards for a man’s life. ACT II. Scene Ashlands home at Beaumont, S. C. Scene II— Interior of mill. Scene III— Parlors at Ashland’s— Cursed and for- saken — Kate Vernon’s revenge. ACT III. Scene I— At Warren’s parlors— A father’s perfidy. Scene II. — The prison barracks — The assault. ACT IV. Scene I — Sitting room at Warren’s — Defied. Scene II — In the prison. Scene III — The escape — Recaptured. ACT V. Scene I — Mrs. McShane’s home. Scene II. — Interior of barracks — The execution foiled — Grand finale. Price 15cts. A JUDGE BY PROXY. Farce in 1 act, by B. F. Moore, for 5 male and42 female characterf. Scene opens in court room; the Judge being unable to attend court, sends his friend, Pat Murphy to act in his place — Pat is a good nafu'red Irishman, fond of whiskey and good looking woman — un- dertakes to lay down the law, but gets gay with the female prisoner, and court breaks up in a general fight. A farce full of fun and will give good satisfaction, as there is nothing slow about it. Time of playing, 30 minutes. Price 15cts. Dr. Baxter’s Servants. Farce in 1 act, by Patrick C. Lindon, for 4 male characters. Dr. Baxter, who is in need of a couple of servants, advertises in one of the leading papers — the advertisement is answered by Pete Johnson and Zeb White, two coons, who have just arrived in town. The Doctor employs both, and as the two coons cannot agree as to the amount of work each should do, they get into trouble, but the skeleton in the desecting room is a holy terror to them. A good little after piece. Time of playing 10 minutes. Price 15ctg. —OR— The Detective from Plunketsville. A Drama in IIL ACTS. Nine characters needed — 6 male and 3 female. SYNOPSIS. ACT I. Interview between Albert and Alice Colton — Simple Silas. Tramp from Plunketsville, Yt. Bob and the spotted pig. Arrival of the expressman. Bob as a pugilist. Silas obtains impor- tant information from Bob. Alices letter and the telegram. Bob discovers the roosting place of the old setting hen. Alice in trouble. Silas’ advice. Albert Colton. Alice in the hands of her enemies. ACT II. Alice a prisoner in Old Mag’s home. Arrival of Joe. Old Mag’s temper. Joe tells Alice he is determined to make her his wife. No love, but a fortune. Arrival of the priest. “Fire I fire ! fire!” Rescue of Alice by Harvey Danton. Silas and Maude. His narrow escape. Arrest of Albert and Joe. ACT III. One year later. Ike Dame escapes from the peni- tentiary. News of his death. Interview between Maude and Silas. Bob goes to market. Ike alive. The mystery explained. Any- thing for revenge. Attempt to burn Danton’s house. Death of Ike and Joe. Bob satisfied. Happy ending. Price 15 cents each. SLASHER i CRASHER. A Farce in I. ACT. Only 7 characters needed — 5 male and 2 female — which are all good. It will make a good after-piece or, suitable for a short evening’s enter- tainment. Time of performance, 50 minutes. Price 15 cents a copy. The Printer and His Devils. Original Farce in I. ACT. Now this is what you want. The best thing ever written on the printers. Only 4 characters are needed — three males and one female— Order a copy at once. Time of performance 15 minutes. Price 15 cents each. OUR Summer Boarder’s ; -OR- The Jolly Tramp. A farce comedy in 2 scenes, by Bert C. Hawley, for 6 male 3 female characters. Time, 1 hour. SYNOPSIS OF EYE nTS. SCENE L — Farmer Preston's country home — The spiritualistic boarder riled-Bobby, the wieked-Dorothy’s definition and Bobby’s logic — Cubby and the angle-worms — The spiritualist’s soliloquy — Dusty Rhodes, or Gingles Soup House, puts in an appearance — Leopold predicts — The Old Maid’s Plome — The churnin’ — The re- ceipt for the contribution and its etfecr, upon the farmer — Mrs. Pillsbury riled- — Preston decides to do the churnin’— Davy’s litt e scheme — The farmer’s better half speaks her mind — The five cent nickel — Bob. and Cub. go for a swim — The cat in the well — Dusty’s sad appeal — The threshing machine— Mrs. Pillsbury sympathizes — Dusty’s ward rope increased — The farmer on deck — Dusty travels, “you git!” “Wait till the clouds roll by, ta ! ta!” SCENE IT. — The parlor entertainment— The spiritualist seance -—Ti e entertainment proceeds— The spirits called upon — “Ther’ condem tramp!” — Mrs, Pillsbury asks a question — The tramp answers it — The long lost son found — “Yer did fool yer oil dad, fer sure !” — Everybody happy. Price JScts. Hotel Healthy. Farce in 1 act by Col. G. H. Hamilton, for 4 male and 3 female characters. Time, 35 minutes. SYNOPSIS. Mr. Edward Cheese, proprietor of Hotel Healthy, dies child- ness, and leaves his wealth to his three neices, May, Peggy and Dollie Cheese. Each girl have sweethearts, who have waited patiently for the old man to die, hoping that he would leave the girls money enough to get married. After his death it was found out that the old man had left instructions to his lawyer, to place one Snasrleton Snaglets, an honest, but ignorant German in charge of the place, and to have him open the hotel. Each one of his neices were to have prominent places in the hotel. The exceed- ingly funny situations, odd positions, all go to make an unexcep- tionally funny farce. Price 15cts. -A.mes* !Plays--Coiitiiriied. HE 53 Out in the Streets 6 4 51 Rescued...., 5 3 59 Saved 2 3 102 Turn of the Tide. 7 4 63 Three Glasses a Day..... 3 3 62 Ten Nights in a Bar-Room 7 3 58 Wrecked 9 3 COMEDIES. 124 An Afflic.ted Family. 7 5 87 Biter'Bit, The. V.’.V.V.." 5 2 394 Bird Family. 8 5 257 Caught in the Act 7 3 248 Captured... 5 4 178 Caste .* 5 3 368 Case of Jealousy 4 2 131 Cigarette, The 4 2 388 Farmer Larkin’s Boarders! 5 4 359 Girl from the Midway, The.. 3 2 207 Heroic Dutchman of ’76. 8 3 199 Home. 5 3 421 In a Spider’s Web 8 5 383 Joshua Blodgett. 25c 7 Johanes Blatz’s Mistake 4 3 174 Love’s Labor Not Lost. 3 3 357 London Assurance 9 3 341 Miss Blothingay’s Blunder. 3 3 411 Miss Topsy Turvy 4 4 418 Muldoon’s Blunders., 25c.... 5 3 149 New Years in N. Y... 7 6 37 Not So Bad After All. 6 5 338 Our Boys 6 126 Our Daughters 8 6 370 Our Summer Boarder’s 6 3 265 Pug and the Baby 5 3 114 Passions.........; 9 4 264 Prof. James’ Experience Teaching Country School... 4 3 219 Rags and Bottles 4 1 239 Scale With Sharps and Flats ... .a 3 2 404 Servants vs. Master 6 2 375 .'Slight Mistake 0 5 221 Solon Shingle. . .14 363 Stub, 25c... !..!!!!!’”.'.. 262 Two Bad Boys.... 306 Three Hats, The 240 $2,000 Reward ;!!.!!!.! 329 Valet’s Mistake. 351 Winning Hand, The.... 384 Widow McGinty, The.. TRAGEDIES. 16 The Serf 6 3 FARCES&CQMEDIETTAS 132 Actor and Servant. 2 0 316 Aunt Charlotte’s Maid 3 3 320 All in a Muddle. 3 3 393 Andy Freckles. 4 3 291 Actor’s Scheme, The.. 4 4 252 Awful Carpet Bag, That 3 3 175 Betsey Baker 2 2 86 Black vs. White 4 2 352 Bridget Branigdus’ Trou- bles.. 2 2 &T_ m. r. Box and Cox : 2 1 Badly Mixed 2 2 Colonel’s Mishap 5 Cousin Josiah f 1 1 Cupids Capers 4 4 Cleveland’s Recept’n Party 5 3 Day in a Doctors Office. 5 1 Deacon Jones’ Wife’s Ghost 4 0 Double Election 9 1 Dutchy vs. Nigger... 3 0 Dutchman’s Picnic, The 3 0 Dutch Prize Fighter 3 0 Dr. Baxter’s Servants. 4 0 Everybody Astonished.. 4 0 Fooling with the Wrong Man * 2 1 Freezing a Mother-in-Law. 3 2 Fun in a Post Office 4 2 Family Jars 5 2 Goose with the Golden Eggs 5 3 Hallabahoola, the Medicine Man.. 4 3 Hans Brummel’s Cafe... 5 0 Hash 4 2 How He Popped the Ques- tion. 1 1 How to Tame Your Mother- in-Law 4 2 Hotel Healthy 4 3 Haunted Hat, The 2 0 Irish Squire of Squash Ridge 4 2 In the Wrong Clothes 5 3 Jacob Shlaff’s Mistake. 3 2 Jimmie Jones 3 2 John Smith 5 3 Jumbo Jum 4 3 Judge by Proxy 5 2 Kiss in the Dark 2 3 Kitty and Patsy 1 1 Katie’s Deception 4 2 Lauderbach’s Little Sur- prise 2 1 Locked in a Dress-maker’s Room. 3 & Lodgings for Two 3 0 Love in all Corners. 5 3 Landlord’s Revenge, The... 3 0 Matrimonial Bliss. , l 1 Match for a Mother-in-Law 3 2 More Blunders than One.... 4 3 Mother’s Fool. 6 1 My Precious Betsey 4 4 My Turn Next 4 3 My Wife’s Relations 4 6 My Neighbor’s Wife, 3 3 Matchmaking Father 2 2 Mike Donovan’s Coqrtship. 1 3 Mystic Charm, The 0 4 My Mother-in-Law. 2 4 "Mashers Mashed, The 5 2 Nanlta’s Leap Year Ven- ture ...f. 5 2 Nobody’s Moke 5 2 Nip and Tuck 3 1 TD ■^Arnes’ IPlays-Contirmed. HO. M- r. 340 Our Hotel 5 3 334 blivet . 3 2 381 Our Family Umbrella. 4 2 400 Obstinate Family, The 3 3 57 Paddy Miles’ Boy. 5 2 217 Patent Washing 1 Machine.... 4 1 165 Persecuted Dutchman 6 3 286 Professional Gardener 4 2 195 Poor Pilicody. 2 3 392 Pat McFree 7 3 412 Popping the Question 2 4 276 Printer and His Devils ,The 3 1 159 Quiet Family r 4 4 169 RegularFix. 6 4 180 Ripples 2 0 171 Rough Diamond 6 3 267 Room 44 2 0 315 Rascal Pat. That 3 2 416 Ruben Rube. 2 1 68 Sham Professor, The 4 0 295 Spellin’ Skewl, The. 7 6 309 Santa Claus’ Daughter 5 7 138 Sewing Circle of Period 0 5' 115 S. H. A. M. 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